Privacy policy and cookies

The Health Foundation respects your privacy. In keeping with our commitment to protecting your privacy and in the light of the Data Protection Act 1998, the statement below is intended to inform you of our data processing practices.

We will not pass your details to any third party.

Information policy

We will collect information from you when you contact us with a query. The information we collect may include your contact details such as your email address.

We will use your personal data to provide you with the information you require. We will not share any personal information with third parties unless we specifically ask you to approve this.

You have the right to request a copy of any information we hold about you and to have that information amended if it is incorrect.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites use to store information about things like user preferences. We use cookies on all of our websites including this patient safety resource centre to:

help make the website easier to use for people with a website account (main website www.health.org.uk)

help people share our content via social media

help us understand how the site is being used so that we can identify areas that are working well and areas that need improvement.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ('Google'). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.